PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE ADRIATIC COAST Mediterranean

PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE ADRIATIC COAST

• Mediterranean green forests developed on areas near by the sea • Winters are mild and rainy, without snow, and summers are hot and dry

Plants and mushrooms in forest GREEN PHALLOIDES AMANITA MUSCARIA - Toxic - They live on wet ground

LICHEN • Community of seaweed and mushrooms • Habitat: trees, stone, ground • They can´t stand polluted air

TREE LAYERS • HOLM OAK TREE • ALEPPO PINE • DALMATIAN BLACK PINE

HOLM OAK TREE - community of seaweed and mushrooms - pollination by wind - Bloom : acorn - disperses by animals

PINE - Needle leaves Bloom : pine cone pollination by wind Due to hot summer months, pine becomes dry, explode and rapid wildfires occur

ANIMALS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS BOTTOM LAYER • VIPER The most poisonous snake • DALMATIAN WALL LIZARD

TOP LAYER

FLOWERS AND ANIMALS ON THE FIELDS

PLANTS • Immortelle • Oregano • Lavender Immortelle • • shrub, herbaceous plant silver-gray, hairy leaves bloom: yellow heads produces essential oils

LAVENDER OREGANO • blue violet blossom • pollinating insects are attracted to the color and nectar • scent soothes, relaxes and removes the feeling of tension • Oregano is a spice used in pizza • It is used as prepared tea, cure abdominal cramps and gastro-intestinal disease of the upper airways

BEES • Bees pollinate plants • Benefit: honey, wax, propolis • Lives in community of hives

QUEEN - female lays 3000 eggs per day FEMALE BEES - care for cleanliness, feed the queen and baby bees - produce wax, build honeycombs and others MALE - fertilize female bees

HAWK • raptor • builds broad, shallow nests on cliffs or in trees

ECONOMICAL PLANTS VINEYARDS • Vine is a flowering plant • Wine is produced from the grapes • Depending on the color of grapes is distinguished between red and white wine • In Istra, the most commonly grown are white and in Dalmatia red

OLIVE • From olive fruit we get organic olive oil • Oil is used in cooking as a healthy fat • Olive oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E • One of the most famous olive tree in Croatia is in the national park Brijuni , it´s age has been determined to be 1600 years old

CITRUS FRUITS • Orange /Mandarine • Lemon • Grapes • Rich in vitamin C • Good for immune system • Low in calories

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED OUR PRESENTATION AND NOW LET US SEE HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED. PRODUCED BY: Lucija Mušac, Lucija Škarica and Jelena Mimica Mentor: Ivana Zemunik